Flushing valve for water closets



Aug. 20, 1935. J. M. TEAHEN 2,011,782

- FLUSHING VALVE TOR WATER CLOSETS Filed Dec. 5, 1932 amen M304? James Tea-7e en Wm AQM Patented Auga'ZQ, 11 9 35 l Application December 5,

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V "The invention relates to. flushing valves for water closets and moreparticularly to thattype in which the float valveis' positively connected to the manual operating means'therefor. With 5 such constructions the seating or the fvalv'ereturns the operating means'tonormal position and in case. of any failureto automatically seat, it may be manually actuated towards its-seat} It is 'the object ofzthe invention to overcome certain J. defects in'i'constructions' now in use and to minimize failures in operation. Also to obtain aconstruction' which is inexpensive to manufacture 'andwhich can be easily installed. With these objects in View the invention consists in the con- 15 struction as hereinafter set forth.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the seat.

My improved valveis applicable to various types of fiushing tanks but is particularly adapt- Q "ed for use with that type. of water closet where tanks and because of the comparatively low head the tank, bowl and connecting passages therebetween are all formed of an integral construetion. With such closets the height of water in the tank is usually lessthan is the case with wall and the connecting passage between the tank and the bowl is comparatively large in cross section. In securing the seat for'the valve in the tank it is desirable to avoid perforation of the walls for the passage of securing screws, as this both disfigures "thefitting and endangers leakage. With my improved construction the' seat is clamped in position by means entirely within the walls of the fitting and of such character as to beeasily applied. Where afiushing valve is lifted from its seat by a metallic stem passing upward through the 1 water in the tank, there is danger Of COI'lfO'SiOl'l of this stem, frequently resulting either in breakage or sticking in'its guide so that the valve fails to seat. .MY improved' construction avoids this defect, and also insures such proper seating.

In detail, A is the tank having a discharge port in the bottom thereof opening into a channel B formed integral with the tank and leading to the bowl (not shown). ting surrounding the port and provided with a suitable gasket D for forming a sealing joint with C is the annular seat fit the bottom of the tank. To secure the seat fitting in position, the tank A is provided with recesses E extending laterally from the channel- B and having 'bolt receiving apertures F extending upward from said recesses through the bottom of the tank. G are bolts engaging ears C onidiametrically opposite sides of the fitting C which pass downward through the apertures F and into the recesses E where they engage nuts or-keepersH. j y

To facilitate the clamping of the fitting in position the nuts or keepers H-are guided'into proper"positionin the recesses E by providing the fitting C with downwardly extending ears C theretliroughu These membersH have head portions H which prevent them from disengaging from the Sears C and the arrangement is such that when said head H is pressed against the ear C the threaded aperture in the member H will be substantially aligned with the apertures F. Thus by providing the bolts G with tapering ends G they may be readilyvengaged' with the nut members H and screwed into the same to clamp the fitting C and gasket .D against the bottom of the tank.

The fiushrvalve I is a bell shaped hollow memher, the stem of which extends upward to a point above the normal water level within the tank. This bell is preferably formed of hard rubber or other comparatively light material. At the uploop is preferably formed of metal and provided with a threaded shank engaging a correspondingly threaded aperture in thetop of the bell. At the lower end of the bell is a cap member L, also preferably formed of hard rubber, to which is secured a gasket M for engaging the valve seat. The cap L has a threaded flange L engaging corresponding threads in the bell and is further provided with a threaded portion L of smaller diameter for receiving a clamping nut N which holds the gasket in position. At the cen ter of the cap is an aperture L for the passage of" a guide rod 0. This guide rod is mounted in a cross bar P in the seat fitting C and extends up to a sufiicient height within thebell I to always remain in engagement with the apertured cap.

With the construction as described, in operation the guide 0 is normally within the hell out of contact with the water so as not to be subjected to corrosion. Also if the bell is formed of non-corrosive material and has its tubular stem extending upward beyond the normal water level corrosion is avoidedf When the valve is lifted by the operation of the level K the cap L will still retain its engagement with the guide 0 so that'upon re-seating, this guide will hold the bell in proper alignment with the seat. All danger of failure to'seat is avoided asthere is nothing on aperturedat'C for the passage of the members H I 10 i i I per end there is attached'to this bell a loop J for engagement with the lifting lever K. This a the guidefO to hold the cap from movement thereon, and the weight of the'bell when out the water will be sufficientto return it. Q

WhatI claim as my invention is:

1. The combination of a tank having aipo rted bottom withia dischargepassage leadingfroin saidport integral with sai'd'bottom, a recess ex itendinglaterally from Said passage beneath'the bottom, and aniaperturethrough said. bottom fitting surroundingfsaid portf providedjvwithjaj securing ear apertured in 'alignment with the aperture through said bottom, said fitting also; provided. with an ear extending downwardly through saidport in alignment with said rec'ess; a nutf'or 'keeper' guided by said downwardly ex: v

communicating with'said recess, an-annular; seat I ,7 tendi g "ear for insertion into said'recess "in alignment; with theaperturethroughsaid bot utom and a screw passingithrough registering a.p. V 20 erture's in said ear-land bottom" to engage'said hint on keeper and to. thereby cIampsaid fitting 1 2-.':; ;he c m n tifl iiwi h '1 a t nk havin a ported bottom; a passageway extending' 'frome the port 'andi-integralg-with the; bottom, a recess extending I laterally giro'rn said passageway Pbef' I neathi the bottom and anr-aperturejthrouglrrthe wbottom-{communicating ;.;-with;. ,said gr cessg an! annular seat ,a fittings, having 11 a laterally"; e29 1 tending earapertured in; alignment" withjthe aperture through said Bottom, a downwardly ex tending ear within said passageway in alignfrnentiwith saidrecess, said ear having an aperture therein, a-nut; or keeper insertable through a th 'aperture in saidear into said recess in'registratio'n 'with the aperture through isaid bottom, and a screw passing through the'aligned apertures in said laterallyfextending ear andaper- 'tured bottom into engagement withsaid nutor keeper to, clamp said fitting to the-bottomof et n f fj 3.- A flushingfloat valve having an integral hollow stern extending upwardabove the normal water level and sealed at its upper end and a guide for;s'aid valve'arranged within said hollow fit m I v I v4. The;

stem'extending upward to'aheight above the normal-waterleveland sealed at its upperflehd, a cap} *for 'blos'ingqthelower end: of said bell shapedmember Carrying a gasket for engaging v .thei zalve'fseat isaidcaphaving a central aperture; therein and'a guiderodsecured to :said seat ex tending j upward centrally; thereof through the aperture in said cap loosely fitting the same and 'intovsaid-hollowstem.' I

omhi nation" with an annular seat member; of a flushing-float valve comprising a bellzshaped member-provided with a tubular 

